Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 27 October 2003 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(5:30 pm - 5:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)98/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 99/03-04 on 16 October 2003)

--Minutes of meeting on 9 October 2003

II.Information paper issued since the last meeting
(5:35 pm - 5:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)118/03-04(01)
(issued on 17 October 2003)

--Letter dated 14 October 2003 from the Law Society of Hong Kong on "Professional Indemnity Scheme"

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(5:40 pm - 5:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)159/03-04(01)
(attached)

--List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)159/03-04(02)
(attached)

--List of follow-up actions

IV.Review of provision of legal aid services
(5:45 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2581/02-03(03)
(issued on 20 June 2003 and attached)

--Administration's response to the remaining issues raised by the Panel in LC Paper No. CB(2)2646/01-02(01)

LC Paper No. CB(2)159/03-04(03)
(attached)

--Director of Administration's letter dated 20 October 2003 responding to issues raised at the meetings on 23 June 2003 and 29 July 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)159/03-04(04)
(attached)

--Summary of issues raised by the Panel and the Administration's responses prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

Papers previously issued for meetings on 23 June 2003 and 29 July 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)2646/01-02(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2581/02-03 on 20 June 2003)

--List of Issues for Review prepared by the Panel in July 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)2784/01-02(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2581/02-03 on 20 June 2003)(English version only)

--Bar Association's letter dated 11 September 2002 on paragraphs 18 and 21 of LC Paper No. CB(2) 2646/01-02(01)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1542/02-03(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2581/02-03 on 20 June 2003)(English version only)

--Judgment in Shem Yiu Fun, HCAL183/2002 (The Administration has been requested to take into account the case in reviewing the method of assessing the financial resources of an applicant under the legal aid scheme)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2581/02-03(01)
(issued on 20 June 2003)

--Annual and biennial review of financial eligibility limits of legal aid applicants

LC Paper No. CB(2)2581/02-03(02)
(issued on 20 June 2003)

--Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing financial eligibility of legal aid applicants

LC Paper No. CB(2)2639/02-03(01)
(English version only)(issued on 24 June 2003)

--Submission of the Hong Kong Bar Association on "Provision of Legal Aid Services"

V.Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 October 2003